Spotlight Quotations

I know from growing up in the spotlight, as it were, that the most important thing is your family.

I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there.

How little the public realizes what a girl must go through before she finally appears before the spotlight that is thrown upon the stage.

Untested assumptions and lazy habits of thought can be shown up, once put in a spotlight of a different hue.

One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything.

I know I'll be under a spotlight, I know I'll be under the microscope.

In my circle of friends, I've always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I don't want the spotlight on me.

When I played, I never needed the spotlight, nor did I want it. I simply wanted to play baseball and be respected by my teammates and the opposing players.

In reality the workings of your governing system are opaque and covert, while hiding in the chattering spotlight of an ostensible transparency, even though the ultimate objective is clear.

'Shameless' was such a weird time in my life because I never really experienced any kind of role that put me that much in the spotlight before.

It's pretty refreshing to be in a situation where the spotlight is on someone else.

There is a cliche that probably has some anecdotal evidence on the side that comedians are very depressed people, but that's because no one is ever going to seem as funny in a normal conversation as compared to when they're up there onstage in the spotlight making a huge audience keel over with laughter.

Often the presence of mind and energy of a person remote from the spotlight decide the course of history for centuries to come.

I'm not a fan of Dr. Seuss's better-known work, but his fables leave me awe-struck. 'Ten Tall Tales' is a collection of stories where his trademark anarchy is combined with a tautness of writing that shines an affectionate yet uncompromising spotlight on some of the absurdities of human behaviour.

Anybody in the spotlight can get lost in that if they are not careful.

Internet radio stations like KCRW do take you everywhere, yet that's just one of a hundred small things you have to do to succeed. It used to be, if you just got on the cover of 'Rolling Stone' and a spotlight on 'The Tonight Show,' that was enough.

When you have a celebrity who is willing to shine his personal spotlight on the non-profit and can also speak articulately about the mission, that's really the best of both worlds.

When I arrived, I felt the spotlight shining brightly on me, and I knew the sharks were ready to strike if I did not pan out and prove myself to be the showman and the player the college ranks had labeled me to be.

I felt totally released from the need to make it as an actress. I had experienced complete fulfillment in something that had nothing to do with me being in the spotlight.

I'm facing upstage, with my back to the audience, and the spotlight comes up on my back as I start singing.

If you search for poverty, you'll find it, often in the family. Why? Because the family makes this great investment, from which we all benefit, but for which no-one helps. We have to point the spotlight on the family, and make political choices that sustain the family.

So few people are truly themselves when they're in the spotlight.

I was lucky. A lot of people have that. People that don't tell you what you want to hear, but what's best for you. I was blessed with great friends. I was always blessed that way. My dad always kept good people around me. I just got lucky. Because of the spotlight you're in, people are scared to tell you otherwise.

There's a lot of instant spotlight and pressure when it comes to a Bond song.

You know when everyone's watching, your mom and dad, your friends in high school who thought they were better than you. You get your chance to get in the spotlight and shine.

Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight.

Everyone for the most part is really nice. There have always been jokes, but that's part of being in the spotlight. You can't make everyone completely happy.

Marvel's got a crowded universe, and there are already so many characters hogging the spotlight that it's hard to break through that. First off, whatever character you're creating, odds are, there's already someone similar in one way or another.

The difference is that with fame comes a spotlight, one which has recently made it impossible to ignore the fact that more and more of those folks we place on pedestals aren't even pausing to consider an option other than lying.

What I do for a living puts me in the spotlight.

I'm just not one of those naturally funny, relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it.

I love the simple poetry of theater, where you can stand in a spotlight on a stage and wrap a coat around you, and say, 'It was 1860 and it was winter...'

The first time I went out under the spotlight, I was proper freaked out.

The lifestyle I lead as a footballer means I am always in the spotlight.

I was brought to Hollywood by Gene Roddenberry and Michael Eisner, chosen from 600 hopefuls to star in the original 'Star Trek' motion picture. The success of the film, coupled with the allure that I had shaved my head for the role, put a spotlight on me.

In pop music, the public usually see the results - the hit records, the Grammy Awards performances, the concert tours - but not all the work that goes into getting into the spotlight. And not everyone realizes that, even if you have a lot of talent, chances are you won't make it.

I always had the sense of being in the spotlight, being on stage, being looked at.

The stores and the things like that, the business side of things came out at the point when, I'd say probably in the early '70s, it looked like the year of the singer-songwriter was over, 'cause music changed in our time and the spotlight was out.

I'm trying my best with what I want to do, which is modelling. I think I'm on my own career path, and I don't really care what other people have to say about me being in the spotlight of my sisters. I'm just doing my own thing.

I've been a spy for almost all of my adult life - I don't like being in the spotlight.

At any moment, one company stands in the spotlight of the middle ring in the stock market's never-ending circus. It may not be the biggest corporation in the world, or the most profitable, but somehow it both mirrors and leads the market's broader action.

The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by.

The last time when I was in a relationship, I used to talk about it, but the spotlight gets to your personal life. Wherever you go, people ask the same question. At times, it gets difficult. You work so much on a film, and people only want to know about your personal life. I feel bad that they don't talk about your work, but it's part of my job.

I just don't like politics. My rule is if I can put a spotlight on something, I'll do that.

My personal life is in the spotlight, but people say what they want to say. The truth isn't in the spotlight, I should say. I'm in the spotlight, but not the truth.

Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.

Because I'm so much in the spotlight, people lose sight of why I'm in the industry. In fact, I'm doing all this because I love to act. I love to perform, to sing.

In no relationship at the top of any walk of life is it always easy, least of all in politics which matters so much and which is conducted in such a piercing spotlight.

The red-carpet spotlight is a little bit more nerve-racking when you haven't been doing it all the time.

I didn't get hugely famous really quick. It was a slow, gradual process, so I was able to sort of grow into myself and figure out who I was and what I wanted without the glaring spotlight on me telling me who I was.

Politics only makes the difficult challenge of marriage even harder, with the demands of the job and the public spotlight it casts on a union.

I love hearing my song on the radio the first time, but when it comes on again, I change the station. I already have so much of the spotlight on me. I don't need any more.

The Perrier is about helping to discover new talent. In years to come, this generation of young comedians who are stepping into the spotlight will be setting the heather alight.

The Perrier is about helping to discover new talent, ... In years to come, this generation of young comedians who are stepping into the spotlight will be setting the heather alight.

We believe that these results shine a clear spotlight on the high costs Americans are paying for their continued inactivity. I don't believe that people in general have gotten lazier -- it's more that they are working too hard or are at their desks working on computers with fewer opportunities for exercise. The situation is out of balance.

We started from zero five weeks ago to all this hot, hot spotlight on pandemic flu, but we're not going to be ready.

to move as much of the spotlight away from his client as possible.

With the perpetual drip of bad publicity, it was difficult for them to be given the benefit of the doubt. The spotlight should be on her capabilities. But ... how can you shine when you're putting out fires and in crisis-management mode?

Let's pursue a walk with God so close that the spotlights of this world-be they for us or against us-are eclipsed by His enormous shadow cast on our path.

I don't really like the spotlight.

Even when it's midnight, people are watching you. It's difficult to be in the spotlight all the time.

At first you can stand the spotlight in your eyes. Then it blinds you. Others can see you, but you cannot see them.

I wanted to be a ballerina so badly. You can be seen and take over the spotlight without speaking. I had a fear of speaking in public back then.

We are honored to have been named America's most admired railroad. The spotlight for this accomplishment shines directly on our 50,000 employees who are truly the heroes in our company's success. In light of unprecedented business demands, we are successfully maintaining focus to stay on track.

This woman comes from the darkness into the spotlight and says, 'Get down here right this minute!'

(Las Vegas) turned out to be a great city to host a pageant out of. I think that move certainly generated a lot of interest and cast a spotlight on the Miss America Pageant. But where it goes next year, it's too early to tell.

Many of our members were happy to see the spotlight shown on the issue that day.

Many around the world are enduring these hardships simply because they practice their faith. They endure mostly in silence and away from the public spotlight and with little hope for a brighter tomorrow,

She's not looking for the spotlight and she's extremely low-key. I legitimately have to remind her just how good she is. I have to remind her that she belongs with the state's best. None of this has gone to her head, that's for sure.

Mining and resource stocks will be in the spotlight this week as another round of iron-ore pricing negotiations is due - which would provide short-term volatility and price fluctuations for the market.

'Minecraft' certainly became a huge hit, and people are telling me it's changed games. I never meant for it to do either. It's certainly flattering, and to gradually get thrust into some kind of public spotlight is interesting.

Millions of people will now have another vehicle to use to select a health plan just at the time when they need it. We look forward to working with U.S. News to identify the industry standouts and to shine a spotlight on health care quality.

My success set me up for life, and it meant that I could retire from the music industry at 27 to spend time with my newborn daughter and my wife. My time away from the spotlight allowed me to rediscover my love for music, and I'm doing it for me now and no one else.

I don't feel we're ever going to take the place of cookies or chips, but if we can somehow break into that and share that spotlight a little bit, I feel that everyone will have benefited.

Chris is the only candidate that's shining a spotlight on teen pregnancy.

I hardly ever get nervous. I get in the spotlight and I just have fun. I see those people, I feed off their energy. It's just great. I love being in the spotlight. I love being on top.

From a strategic point of view, this sale allows them to narrow the spotlight on being a maker of premium cars. There was some haste to get this done and had they had more time and a relaxed schedule to get this done, they might have been able to get more for the business.

For Waylon, it was always about the music. The only spotlight he ever cared about was the one on him while he was onstage. It wasn't about the awards or events. He was an original and a pioneer in terms of creating his own sound. This is a great loss for the music world.

He loved the Big Apple. He loved the spotlight as a Yankee. And now he loves to beat 'em.

What you have is someone with a fundamental distrust of government rolling the dice, cutting taxes and programs, and having it come back to bite him. It shines a spotlight on the fact that many of his budget decisions, in hindsight, look like mistakes.

Here is a Government desperate to avoid the spotlight of public concern over deeply embarrassing revelations of corruption in high places.

When they moved him to left tackle, a few of us were unsure about it. But he's come in and done a great job. ... That left tackle position, that spotlight is on you every week. The other team's best end, you're playing against them one-on-one. He's held his own.

He didn't lose his cool. He kept on playing and making shots. He cares so much, and for him to have the spotlight on him is fitting.

Gwen is always in the spotlight because she has such a great sense of style.

I think it's a great opportunity for the spotlight to get swung over to Nashville as an advertising center.

I think it brightens the spotlight on recycling as an issue in front of the General Assembly. It also recognizes that these things take time.

I think you can see in the movie how passionate, really passionate John and Danny were about the music. It's a unique situation where you have two guys who are exploiting their own celebrity of the moment to focus a spotlight on these great acts.

I think being in the spotlight all year with a college team helped him.

I think, the more, the better. We've been in the spotlight so long, it's become normal.

Jill did the same thing, but because she wasn't in the spotlight, reporters didn't spotlight that. I don't think the media really understood how it works. That's the reason why it seemed like it was so harsh. Jean really did get a bad rap the last time around.

Large-cap, low-priced issues are under the spotlight now that long-term bond yields are falling. That made Tokyo Gas's annual yield of 1.3 percent and Tokyo Electric's 2.0 percent yield look relatively attractive,

Our unwillingness to do a deal is keeping the spotlight on this original sin.

Paul is a very low-maintenance athlete. He's never been one to ask for any kind of special treatment. He's not a Terrell Owens kind of guy. He stays out of the spotlight for the most part and he leads by example.

Stepping into the spotlight to admit your guilt is probably not a sensible course for most people sharing music files online.

That brings focus to the fact that there is such a need. If folks that are high-profile in sports lend their name and they care, then you should care, too. It's just a wonderful opportunity for us to partner with the Braves to help keep the spotlight on affordable housing needs.

I think he gets it. I think it's his responsibility to promote the game. I think he enjoys being in the limelight, which is lucky, to have someone that's young like that. Some people wouldn't want to be in the spotlight like that all the time, and he handles it really well. But I think it's his responsibility to go on talk shows and promote the game as best he can. I think he's done an outstanding job.

When you're in the spotlight as early as Floyd was, it takes a toll in a lot of ways. But remember, when you're talking about a celebrity, things aren't always as they seem. Floyd made some mistakes, but not as many as some people would have you believe. He's always been a guy with a big heart who wants to do the right thing.

The problem isn't ex-members (of Congress), or future members or even lobbyists. The problem is lodged in the way the (Congress) does its business, and we have to reform ourselves. Public opinion, public spotlight can push us to do so.

We are hoping to have a spotlight segment where, if you know someone who makes the best salsa in Huntington, that person can come in and teach friends and family and anyone interested in their best-kept secret family recipe. Once you ask people to come in with their strength and passion, it will take off.

Those guys are deserving of having the accolades. They are both at the top of the heap. Obviously Tiger is the best player in the world and he's been proving it for several years now. And Phil has raised his game up to a new level in the last couple of years. Man, the spotlight ought to be on them.